Popeye Shiner

Notropis ariommus

Flat body large eyes forked tail

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
North America
West Asia
Small
Temperate fish

Popeye Shiner is known around North America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 9.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Notropis
Maximum length: 9.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: North America: Ohio River basin from Pennsylvania to Indiana and south to Tennessee River drainage in Georgia and Alabama, USA. One record from Maumee River (in Lake Erie drainage) in Ohio, USA; population now extirpated.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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